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[1847] 21 MARCH. The Sunday Dispatch reports: “The Philadelphia Galaxy promises another action growing out of Mr. Poe’s suit against the Mirror, in which several literary ladies will figure” (Moss [1970], pp. 204-05).
FAIRIES RIDE WHITE RABBITS
Landseer's Titania and Bottom from 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', painted in 1847. You will see a diminutive Puck & fairy-riding white rabbits, an enchanting Fairy Transport image for #GothicSpring with Easter approaching #ShakespeareSunday
“Spring drew on ... and a greenness grew over those brown beds, which, freshening daily, suggested the thought that hope traversed them at night, and left each morning brighter traces of her steps.” ~ Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre (1847).
#BookWormSat #PoisonIvy #HarleyQuinn
Happy St Patrick’s day! Hugs to all our irish friends, we in Mexico still remember the St Patrick’s Batallion which, after realizing the unfairness of the 1847 war, switched sides and fought for Mexico. We still got our asses beat in that war but hey, win some, lose some, right?
¡Feliz día de San Patricio! ¡Abrazos a todos nuestros amigos irlandeses, que nos ayudaron en la guerra de 1847 y se pasaron del lado mexicano!
Crocus varieties, including C. Byzantinus, C, Chrysanthius, C. Tournefortianus, C. Cambessedesianus, C. reticulatus, v. variegatus, C. Clusianus and Damascus Crocus.
Pencil and Watercolour from William Herbert, 'A History of the Species of Crocus' (London: 1847).
🎨Frederick Arthur Bridgman (American, 1847-1928) Mother’s Little Helper
Artist Carl Maria Seyppel 🇩🇪 ( 1847 - 1913 )
"Moonlight night"
March 9, 1847, Mary Anning dies at the age of 47. Her fossil discoveries were some of the most significant paleontological finds of all time ⚒️
https://t.co/X3GBFL5Vl0
Hayami Sozaemon Mitsutaka, from 47 Ronin, by Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1847
#ukiyoe
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Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎, Fuji from Snake-Crossing Swamp (Jaoinuma no Fuji): Detatched page from One Hundred Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku hyakkei) Vol. 3, Edo period, circa 1835-1847 https://t.co/mj5W9vOXaZ #katsushikahokusai葛飾北斎
#WilliamHolmanHunt was one of the founders of the #PreRaphaelite Brotherhood. His paintings were notable for their great attention to detail, vivid colour and symbolism.
Just look at the detail on Study for The Eve of Saint Agnes (1847-48)!
#InspiredatGuildhall
Фриц Таулов (1847-1906)
"Река Адидже в Вероне"
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Frits Thaulow
"The Adige River in Verona"
1847 22 FEB NY. the Superior Court, enters the verdict in Poe’s libel suit in the Judgment Record. The plaintiff has been awarded $225 for damages “and also the sum of One Hundred and One Dollars, and forty-two cents, for his said costs and charges . . . #edgarallanpoe #reader